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In France, the problem of global warming, as in Canada, is widely taken seriously and many reforms and measures have been taken. Indeed, even if France feels less of this global warming on its territory than Canada, where we observe the melting of the ice in its northern territories, the country is just as committed. To meet the objectives of the Paris Climate Agreement concluded on 12 December 2015, the Climate Plan unveiled on 6 July 2017 now sets itself the objective of carbon neutrality by 2050, in order to contain global warming below 2°C.
Indeed, thermal renovation has been declared a national priority, with the introduction of much cleaner energies. France has been and remains a major producer of nuclear energy despite the closure of many power plants. about 30% of the energy in France comes from nuclear generators, compared to 7% in Great Britain and less.by 12% in West Germany in the 1990s. (Peter Coles, 1990)
France is now much more committed and even supports many non-governmental actors engaged in the fight against climate change and in supporting developing countries in the fight against climate change.
Although these countries are strongly committed to the fight against global warming and the reduction of greenhouse gases, it is worth noting that young people in both countries are becoming more and more involved.
The first half of 2019 was marked by a strong mobilization of young people in France for climate change. Young people and future generations will be among the populations most affected by climate change, “When we talk about the effects of climate change in 2050, it is not about the lives of future generations, but about their own when they turn 50.” (Luc Semal,2019) and are mobilizing against our governments\’ inaction in the face of the emergency with the slogan: \”Why go to school if their future is not guaranteed and the planet is dying\”? The initial objective of these strikes was to give the government weekly \”duties\” to do to put an end to its inaction. But this cause really took a turn when Greta Thunberg, symbol and leader of this mobilizing youth, came
Now, Environmental protection is taught to young children in schools to encourage them to have good reflexes such as sorting waste from an early age. For example, nowadays, in France, primary school children are aware that large industries and commercial practices such as packaging are mainly responsible for pollution. (Barratt Hacking, Barratt & Scott, 2007) This is where it all begins to change the mentality, and perhaps in future generations, lead to even more actions to protect the planet. “We must give students the tools to make choices as citizens, because we don\’t know what the world will be like when they grow up,\” (François Bénichou,2019).
In Canada, youth are also aware of global warming and are involved in the fight against greenhouse gases and other forms of pollution, and different actions are being carried out across the regions. There are gaps in teaching Canadian students about the research of geoscientific phenomena (Manduca, 2002). The study conducted by Daniel P. Shepardson and Dev Niyogxamen in 2011, the main purpose of which is to show that students\’ understanding and perception of the greenhouse effect, the global greenhouse effect, the greenhouse effect and climate change is false, clearly shows that students believe that air pollution causes global warming and climate change. According to the study by Seth Wynes, a climate change researcher at the University of British Columbia, published in July 2019, climate science curricula in Canadian high schools focus on human warming and not on scientific impacts or solutions. This is a feeling shared by some professors, frustrated by a lack of resources to provide the best education, or even by students who are aware that they only have a brief introduction to what climate change is and not all aspects of the current crisis. Howewer,Ontario and Saskatchewan ranked first in providing the most comprehensive climate change education. The Maritimes had the lowest scores and Alberta was just in the middle.( Wynes S, Nicholas, 2019)
Despite the change in students\’ mentalities and the many actions carried out on a large or small scale, the system of education and prevention of global warming in Canada for the youngest students has yet to be consolidated.
Global warming is one of the major problems of our generation, Indeed, it affects us here and now (Katharine Hayhoe, Texas Tech University, 2019). We will therefore study in this essay, how Canada and France behave in the face of climate change and climate issues and how the youth population of these two countries react to this problem, and finally what are the last gaps that remain in this struggle for both countries.
Canada is a territory rich in natural landscapes, being the second largest country in the world by area, there is immense biodiversity in these vast expanses surrounded by three oceans. The challenge of combating global warming is therefore all the more important. It is therefore not surprising that Canadians are taking a close interest in climate change and, in particular, global warming. In 1979, the Canadian federal government created its own Canadian Climate Program (CCP) in collaboration with other organizations, institutions and individuals, and worked to coordinate national efforts to understand global and regional climate and promote better use of early knowledge. (Henry Hengeveld, 1994) The Government of Canada began with the transportation and electricity sectors, two of the largest sources of emissions in Canada. The Government of Canada has implemented regulations that set increasingly stringent standards for passenger automobiles and light trucks and has introduced proposed regulations to improve fuel consumption and further reduce GHG emissions starting in the 2017 model years. (Environment Canada, 2014)
Canada recognizes that climate change is a major challenge that requires collective action. Canada is promoting the fight against climate change that will reduce emissions while continuing to create jobs and encourage growth in the Canadian economy.
In France, the problem of global warming, as in Canada, is widely taken seriously and many reforms and measures have been taken. Indeed, even if France feels less of this global warming on its territory than Canada, where we observe the melting of the ice in its northern territories, the country is just as committed. To meet the objectives of the Paris Climate Agreement concluded on 12 December 2015, the Climate Plan unveiled on 6 July 2017 now sets itself the objective of carbon neutrality by 2050, in order to contain global warming below 2°C.
Indeed, thermal renovation has been declared a national priority, with the introduction of much cleaner energies. France has been and remains a major producer of nuclear energy despite the closure of many power plants, about 30% of the energy in France comes from nuclear generators, compared to 7% in Great Britain and less.by 12% in West Germany in the 1990s. (Peter Coles, 1990)
France is now much more committed and even supports many non-governmental actors engaged in the fight against climate change and in supporting developing countries in the fight against climate change.
Although these countries are strongly committed to the fight against global warming and the reduction of greenhouse gases, it is worth noting that young people in both countries are becoming more and more involved.
The first half of 2019 was marked by a strong mobilization of young people in France for climate change. Young people and future generations will be among the populations most affected by climate change, “When we talk about the effects of climate change in 2050, it is not about the lives of future generations, but about their own when they turn 50.” (Luc Semal,2019) and are mobilizing against our governments\’ inaction in the face of the emergency with the slogan: \”Why go to school if their future is not guaranteed and the planet is dying\”? The initial objective of these strikes was to give the government weekly \”duties\” to do to put an end to its inaction, but this cause really took a turn when Greta Thunberg, symbol and leader of this mobilizing youth, came to Paris on February 22nd. Her famous slogan \”I want you to panic\” has generated massive mobilization and shown young French people that it is possible to make their voices heard to remind them of the responsibility of the generations in power and the fate they reserve for future generations. On 15 March, this \”massive, apolitical and non-violent\” mobilization brought together 50,000 people in Paris and 190,000 throughout France. This movement was further strengthened and at the end of May 2019, the second global strike took place, two days before the European elections. This subject has been at the heart of European campaigns in France and among its neighbours, the environmentalist parties, supported by young voters, have obtained very good results. We are the first generation to suffer the effects of climate change and the last to have a realistic chance to prevent a disaster (Linus Steinmetz,2019)
Now, Environmental protection is taught to young children in schools to encourage them to have good reflexes such as sorting waste from an early age. For example, nowadays, in France, primary school children are aware that large industries and commercial practices such as packaging are mainly responsible for pollution. (Barratt Hacking, Barratt & Scott, 2007) This is where it all begins to change the mentality, and perhaps in future generations, lead to even more actions to protect the planet. “We must give students the tools to make choices as citizens, because we don\’t know what the world will be like when they grow up,\” (François Bénichou,2019).
In Canada, youth are also aware of global warming and are involved in the fight against greenhouse gases and other forms of pollution, and different actions are being carried out across the regions. There are gaps in teaching Canadian students about the research of geoscientific phenomena (Manduca, 2002). The study conducted by Daniel P. Shepardson and Dev Niyogxamen in 2011, the main purpose of which is to show that students\’ understanding and perception of the greenhouse effect, the global greenhouse effect, the greenhouse effect and climate change is false, clearly shows that students believe that air pollution causes global warming and climate change. According to the study by Seth Wynes, a climate change researcher at the University of British Columbia, published in July 2019, climate science curricula in Canadian high schools focus on human warming and not on scientific impacts or solutions. This is a feeling shared by some professors, frustrated by a lack of resources to provide the best education, or even by students who are aware that they only have a brief introduction to what climate change is and not all aspects of the current crisis. Howewer, Ontario and Saskatchewan ranked first in providing the most comprehensive climate change education. The Maritimes had the lowest scores and Alberta was just in the middle.( Wynes S, Nicholas, 2019)
Despite the change in students\’ mentalities and the many actions carried out on a large or small scale, the system of education and prevention of global warming in Canada for the youngest students has yet to be consolidated. Despite all the reforms implemented in both countries and the strength of social movements, particularly among young people, Canadian and French policies on global warming still have many gaps.
Indeed, even if France has reduced its greenhouse gas emissions, this still does not correspond to the figures promised by the government, it is behind schedule.
On the Canadian side, there is still a widening gap between the climate efforts proposed by the country and the objectives of the Paris Agreement for 2030, according to a study conducted in 2018 \”Projections of Canada\’s greenhouse gas emissions and air pollutants\”, year after year the situation is worsening.
In conclusion, France and Canada have made many efforts in recent years to combat global warming and greenhouse gas emissions. There has been a significant change in social attitudes and behaviour towards this major problem, even more pronounced among young people. However, there are still gaps, whether in the teaching and prevention of global warming at the new generations, or in the ability of states to keep their promises, as in the case of the Paris Agreement. According to moide, it is important to move things forward on his own scale, whether it is the eco-hawk association of wilfrid laurel university or the actions that Greta Thunberg can carry out throughout the world in order to raise awareness throughout the world of this essential cause and ensure that the good of our eco-system continues.